Story Profile– The Adventure of Mack the Chipper
A little while ago, Derrick Belanger invited me to write a story for an upcoming anthology, The Novellas of Solar Pons. In this authorized collection of mysteries featuring August Derleth’s classic pastiche of Sherlock Holmes, the detective investigates mysteries that are 15,000 words or longer.
In my story, “The Adventure of Mack the Chipper,” Pons hunts a serial killer who targets prominent men. The villain gets his unofficial nickname from the fact that at every crime scene, he leaves a serving of fish and chips. What is the reason for these crimes? Is there a pattern or are the crimes random?
I wanted this to be a twisty mystery, that seemed to be going in one direction but then veered off into a very different but still connected direction. It was meant to be a little offbeat and a little odd, but hopefully fun to read.
–Chris Chan
Chris Chan’s anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2 was released on June 22nd. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing. His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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